What must be included when describing the displacement of an object?

Could someone . i have tried to solve myself but my calculation is off

An architect plans to use solar energy to heat the next house he designs. what principle of absorption and infrared energy can be applied to the design of the new house? how could she apply to those principals?

The diagram shows a wave. the quantity shown is the amplitude. this quantity is directly proportional to which of these other quantities? a) energy b) frequency c) period d) wavelength